Global Patent Index - EP 1260105 A2

EP 1260105 A2 20021127 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ASSISTING A USER TO FIND A COMMUNICATION RESOURCE OF SUFFICIENT CAPACITY

Title (en)

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ASSISTING A USER TO FIND A COMMUNICATION RESOURCE OF SUFFICIENT CAPACITY

Title (de)

VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR UNTERSTÜTZUNG EINES BENUTZERS BEIM FINDEN EINES KOMMUNIKATIONSBETRIEBSMITTELS AUSREICHENDER KAPAZITÄT

Title (fr)

PROCEDE ET APPAREIL PERMETTANT D'AIDER UN UTILISATEUR A TROUVER UNE RESSOURCE DE COMMUNICATION DE CAPACITE SUFFISANTE

Publication

EP 1260105 A2 20021127 (EN)

Application

EP 01941446 A 20010212

Priority

  • US 0104508 W 20010212
  • US 51059900 A 20000222

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0165864A2] A wireless communication system measures (602) a traffic load of ones of a plurality of fixed communication stations (102, 202) and transmits (606) from at least one of the stations information describing a location of the at least one of the stations and locations of nearby other stations, along with traffic loads corresponding to the stations. A portable communication unit (104) within communication range of the station conveys (608) the information, thereby assisting the user of the portable communication unit to find a fixed communication station having sufficient capacity available for handling a desired communication.

IPC 1-7

H04Q 7/32; H04Q 7/38

IPC 8 full level

H04M 3/42 (2006.01); H04L 12/28 (2006.01); H04W 48/18 (2009.01); H04W 8/18 (2009.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

H04W 48/18 (2013.01 - EP US); H04W 8/183 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 0165864 A2 20010907; WO 0165864 A3 20011213; CN 1170448 C 20041006; CN 1406443 A 20030326; EP 1260105 A2 20021127; EP 1260105 A4 20050622; JP 2003525551 A 20030826; KR 100512514 B1 20050907; KR 20020077914 A 20021014; US 6459894 B1 20021001

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 0104508 W 20010212; CN 01804149 A 20010212; EP 01941446 A 20010212; JP 2001563545 A 20010212; KR 20027010916 A 20020821; US 51059900 A 20000222